Dispensing container



March 10, 1942. 3, TRESVTER L 2,275,703

DISPENSING CONTAINER Filed D80. '2, 1940 5 1 v 12 w' g v V W W aW/TWQ Wail fa; WM

ATTORNEYS *ters of stores, and, at sodafountains. present time the syrups or flavors are frequently 1 Patented Mar. 10, 1942 E nrsPnNsING CONTAINEit Carl P. Trester and Herault A. Trester,

Milwaukee, Wis.

Application December. 2,1940, SerialNo. 368,250 3 Claims. (01.22547) This invention appertains to the art of dispensing containers and primarily those containers of the type intended to supply syrup or flavors for drinks vended over barsof taverns, or coun- At the contained in a jar container that sits on top of the counter or a shelf adjacent thereto and occupy a considerable amount of room very desirable to be used for some other purpose, especially where the counterarrangements are required to economize space as much as possible.

The primary object of this invention has been to design a dispensing container adapted to slide in and out relatively to the counter or bar and mounted upon the underside of the latter so as to be out of the way and yet quickly accessible for the operation of itsdispensing valve forthe purposes of use indicated above. The dispensing container will normally be positioned so that its outer end is substantially flush with the front edge of the counter, bar, or shelf, upon the under side of which it is movable under normal conditions of use.

According to the invention, the container is equipped with a special cover for refill and cleaning purposes, which cover is removable for ready replenishment ofthecontents of the container by simply pulling out the latter a slight distance suflicient to free the latter from its housed posi tion beneath the part uponwhich the container,

is supported. The container is intended to be are the laterally spaced guides 8, and each of cleaned by removing it completelyfrom its supporting guides carried by the counter, bar, or

shelf, at which time of course the cover is. also accessible for removal for the same purpose.

A feature of the inventionresides in the construction including the arrangement of the cover so that it is clamped and held in position bycooperation with the undersurface of thesupporting member on which the container is movably mounted, saidcover also having means for spring clamping engagement with the dispensing containen p In the accompanying drawing: t Figure 1 is a perspective view of a counter or barshowing two of the dispensing containers o the invention disposed thereon, though any suitable number of these containers may be employed, one ofthe containers being pulled out- 1 wardly as when arranged for convenient lifting or removal of therefill cover and the other container being illustrated in a normal position of use for the ordinary operations of dispensing the flavor or liquid contents thereof.

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Figure 2,is a transverse sectional view through the support for the dispensing containers, illustrating one of the containers in longitudinal section to bring out thegeneral construction of the .parts.

Figure 3 is a front view of one of the containers showing the guide 'me'mbers.

Describing the invention specifically, there is illustrated in the drawing a conventionalsupporting means that maybe a bar, counter, or shelf a of any suitable type, designated A. Upon the under side of the said support A are disposed preferably a plurality of the dispensing containers I which areelongated receptacles comprising a front end, arear end, sides,bottom, and the top 2. Upon the front end of the container I is supported a conventional type of dispensing valve 3,fthe same including the valve part 4, plunger 5, and pressurepiece 6; also the laterally projecting portions 1 formingfinger pieces to beengaged by the fingers as the thumb presses upon the'meniber B to open the valve and permit theliqu'id contents of thejcontainer l to pass therefrom. J i d It willbe understoodthat any suitable type of jvalve means such as describedmay be employed with-this part as used inconjunction with the invention and is not necessarily made like the meansillustrated.

Carried by the under side of the support A the containers carries at its sides and ,with the upper surfaces thereof in the same plane asthe top 2, a pair of guide, members 9 which are adapted to project into the grooved sidesof two spaced guides 8, wherebythe container l is not only supported upon the support A but is freely movable inwardly and outwardly in respect to h the upper edge of said support.

In the normal position of thecontainer I its outer end will preferably be disposed about in the vertical plane of the front edge of the counteror support A, though if desired it may be located inwardly somewhat from such position if it is preferred that the valve means with which the front endof the container is equipped shall not project from the support or only. partly from the support.

At its upper portion and near the front end thereof the container l is provided with a refill opening formed bycutting away the top 2 for a short distance from the'front wall of the container. This refill opening also forms the function of permitting cleaning of the container when it is removed from the support A and is sufiiciently large to permit a cleaning cloth to be introduced into the container if so desired. Normally, however, the refill opening is closed by means of a special form of cover II] that may be made of a metal plate, enamelled or otherwise finished, the said cover I0 having a handle I I for manipulation thereof in removing and replacing the same. .ihe cover It is formed at its front edge with a downwardly extending flange I2 and at its side edges with downwardly extending flanges It. In orderthat there may be clearance for the handle I i to slide underneath the support A the bodyof the cover IEI is disposed in a plane below the plane of the upper surface of the top 2 of the container. This provides the space desired for the movement of the handle II underneath the counter or support A without engaging the support, thus preventing the cover II] from being displaced as the container I is shoved backwardly to assume its normalidispensing position underneath the member'ii: At the rear end of the cover I l3 and at opposite sidesthe material of the cover is slitso'that the rear end portion may be bent upwardly and rearwardly to provide the flange M which overlies the. front end of the top 2 of the container and is countersunk in a groove or recess it formed at said front end of the part 2. When the container is pushed inwardly relativeto the support A and disposed thus in its normal dispensing position, the flange I4 is clamped between the under surface of the part A and the bottom of the'recess I5 so that accidental movement of the cover It which .might tend to displace it is avoided. Likewise, the side flanges I3 of the cover are resilient flanges that bind with a certain degree oflclamping or frictional action upon the side walls of the container I at the opposite sides of the openingover which the cover IE3 is disposed.

. The container material such as molded glass or other ware, or, if desired, enamelled or rust-proof metal structure may be employed. If the container is molded the guide members 9 will be of course integrallymolded therewith and if the container is made of metal the guide members 9 may be pressed suitably oif from the body of the container at the upper edge portions thereof.

r ,Any suitable stop means I6 for limiting the inward movement of the container I'and abutting therewith at. its rear end when the container is disposed in normal dispensing position may be employed.

In the use of the dispensing container of the. invention normally it will be disposed in the position illustrated at the right in Figure 1' and as shown in Figure 2. Since the use of the dispensing' valve or cock I necessitates inward pressure on the pressure 'piece '6' this. action maybe performed readily and quite constantly without the i may be made ofany suitable I3 will frictionally bind on the side walls of the container.

When the container is in the normal dispens ing position shown in the right in Figure 1, the.

the receptacle will then be bodily removable from the counter or support A to be washed or submerged in washing fluid or otherwise cleansed. Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat-' ent of the United States, is:

1. In combination, a support, a dispensing container slidably mounted upon the support beneath the same and movable to project outwardly from the support and to be disposed with its front end approximately in line with the front edge of the support, a dispensing cock carried by the front end of the container, and 'a cover extending over the front top portion of the container and spaced from the under surface of said support, and a handle for the cover arranged in the space between the same and the under surface of the support.

2. In combination, a support, a dispensing container slidably mounted upon the support beneath the same and movable to project outits front end approximately in line with the front edge of thesupport, a dispensing cock carried by the front end of the container, and a cover ex tending over the front top portion of the con tainer and spaced from the under surface of said support, and a handle for the cover arranged in the space between the same and the under surface of the. support, said container being formed with a topportion terminating short of its front displacement of the container I inwardly owing V to the provision of the stop means l6,

For replenishing the supply of syrup, flavor, or other liquid contents, in the container I, it will be pulled outwardly to the position as shown, in

the left illustration of the container in Figure 1."

Thereupon, by grasping the handle II the cover It may be removed, the container refilled and then the cover maybe replaced very readily by sliding it rearwardly on the front upper end portion of the container I. t In so doing, the flanges end to provide a refill and cleaning opening over which the cover extends, said cover having a flange at its rear end engaging beneath the top portion of the container and the under surface of the support for preventing the cover from becoming loose or accidentally displaced.

3. In combination, a support, adispensing container disposed beneath said support, a-dispensing cock at the front end of the container, spaced guides on the under sideof the support between which the container is adapted to move, guide members on the opposite upper sides of the container engaging in the guides on the support for permitting longitudinal movement of the container, the container comprising front and rear ends, sides, bottom, and a top portion terminating short of the front end'to provide a refill and cleaning opening, a cover mounted on the front end of the container extending over said opening and detachably engaging said container, said cover being disposed in a plane lower than the upper surface of the top of the container, together with a handle on said cover, and having its upper portion in a plane terminating short of the under surface of the support on which the container is movable.

CARL P. TRESTER. HERAULT A. TRESTER. 

